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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a set control composition for cementitious systems and a construction material composition comprising the set control composition.
• dispersants are added to aqueous slurries or pulverulent hydraulic binders for improving their workability, i.e. kneadability, spreadability, sprayability, pumpability or flowability.
• Such admixtures are capable of preventing the formation of solid agglomerates and of dispersing the particles already present and those newly formed by hydration and in this way improving the workability.
• This effect is utilized in the preparation of construction material compositions which contain hydraulic binders, such as cement, lime, gypsum, hemihydrate or anhydrite.
• substantially more mixing water is required than would be necessary for the subsequent hydration and hardening process.
• admixtures are used which are generally referred to as water-reducing agents or plasticizers.
• ettringite Upon hydration of the cementitious system, generally ettringite is generated in a rapid reaction. This reaction is responsible for the development of early compressive strength of the cementitious composition. However, the newly formed minute ettringite crystals tend to deteriorate the workability or flowability of the cementitious composition. It has been known to add set control agents or retarders to the composition in order to delay the reaction and improve workability. The retarders delay the hydration onset by inhibiting the dissolution of the reactive cement components, in particular aluminates, and/or by masking the calcium ions thereby slowing down the hydration reaction.
• DE 42 17 181 A1 discloses condensation products of melamine and glyoxylic acids as additives for hydraulic binders.
• cementitious systems comprises latent hydraulic binders, preferably blast furnace slag, and mixtures of cement and latent hydraulic binders, preferably mixtures of cement and blast furnace slag.
• cementitious system comprises hydraulic binders, preferably cement, more preferably Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).
• hydraulic binders preferably cement, more preferably Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).
• OPC Ordinary Portland Cement
• compositions that effectively improve workability of cementitious systems for prolonged periods of time without compromising early compressive strength.
• the compositions should show sufficient open time, i.e., the time until initial setting, good workability during said open time as characterized, for example by adequate slump flow over time, and fast setting.
• components a) and b) of the set control composition according to the invention act in a synergistic fashion. Due to the excellent retarding action of the inventive set control composition, the dosage of dispersant(s) necessary to obtain a given flowability of the cementitious system can be reduced.
• the amine-glyoxylic acid condensate suppresses the formation of ettringite from the aluminate phases originating from the hydraulic binder by stabilizing the aluminate phases and thereby slowing down the dissolution of the aluminate phases.
• the presence of the borate or carbonate source ensures that the mixing water is initially highly concentrated in borate or carbonate ions. These ions are believed to inhibit the crystallization of ettringite.
• Component a) is an amine-glyoxylic acid condensate.
• amine-glyoxylic acid condensate is intended to mean a condensate of glyoxylic acid with a compound containing amino or amido groups reactive with aldehydes. Examples of compounds containing aldehyde-reactive amino or amido groups include urea, thiourea, melamine, guanidine, acetoguanamine, benzoguanamine and other acylguanamines and polyacrylamide.
• the amine-glyoxylic acid condensate is a melamine-glyoxylic acid condensate, a urea-glyoxylic acid condensate, a melamine-urea-glyoxylic acid condensate or a polyacrylamide-glyoxylic acid condensate.
• Urea-glyoxylic acid condensates are particularly preferred.
• the amine-glyoxylic acid condensates are obtainable by reacting glyoxylic acid with a compound containing aldehyde-reactive amino or amido groups.
• the glyoxylic acid can be used as an aqueous solution or as glyoxylic acid salts, preferably glyoxylic acid alkaline metal salts.
• the amine compound can be used as salt, for example as guanidinium salts.
• the amine compound and the glyoxylic acid are reacted in a molar ratio of 0.5 to 2 equivalents, preferably 1 to 1.3 equivalents, of glyoxylic acid per aldehyde-reactive amino or amido group.
• the reaction is carried out at a temperature of 0 to 120° C., preferably 25 to 105° C., most preferably 50 to 105° C.
• the pH value is preferably from 0 to 8.
• the viscous products obtained in the reaction can be used as such, adjusted to a desired solids content by dilution or concentration or evaporated to dryness by, e.g., spray-drying, drum-drying, or flash-drying.
• the amine-glyoxylic acid condensates have molecular weights in the range of from 500 to 25000 g/mol, preferably 1000 to 10000 g/mol, particularly preferred 1000 to 5000 g/mol.
• the molecular weight is measured by the gel permeation chromatography method (GPC) as indicated in detail in the experimental part.
• Component b) is at least one of (i) a borate source and (ii) a carbonate source.
• the borate source usually comprises a rapidly soluble, inexpensive, borate compound.
• Suitable borate sources include borax, boric acid, and sodium tetraborate.
• the carbonate source may be an inorganic carbonate having an aqueous solubility of 0.1 gL ⁇ 1 or more.
• the aqueous solubility of the inorganic carbonate is determined in water (starting at pH 7) at 25° C. These characteristics are well known to those skilled in the art.
• the inorganic carbonate may be selected from alkaline metal carbonates such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate or lithium carbonate, and alkaline earth metal carbonates satisfying the required aqueous solubility, such as magnesium carbonate. It is also possible to use guanidine carbonate as an inorganic carbonate, as well as sodium hydrogencarbonate and potassium hydrogencarbonate.
• the carbonate source is selected from organic carbonates.
• Organic carbonate denotes an ester of carbonic acid.
• the organic carbonate is hydrolyzed in the presence of the cementitious system to release carbonate ions.
• the organic carbonate is selected from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, glycerol carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, di(hydroxyethyl)carbonate or a mixture thereof, preferably ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and glycerol carbonate or a mixture thereof, and in particular ethylene carbonate and/or propylene carbonate. Mixtures of inorganic carbonates and organic carbonates can as well be used.
• the set control composition is preferably an aqueous system and has a pH higher than or equal to 6.5 or the set control composition is preferably a powder and develops a pH higher than or equal to 6.5 when an aqueous system is formed from the powder by adding water to the powder.
• the pH for the aqueous systems, as well as for the powders is higher than or equal to 7.5 more preferably higher than or equal to 8.5 and most preferably higher than or equal to 9.5.
• the pH plays a role in stabilizing the carbonates of the compound b). At low pH values it is supposed that the carbonates become instable and form carbon dioxide, which disappears from the set control composition.
• aqueous systems it is possible to have a solution, a dispersion or an emulsion as the aqueous system, preferable is a solution. More preferably the water contents of the aqueous system is lower than 80 weight %, more preferably lower than 60 weight %.
• the following test conditions are preferably used for determining the pH value: the pH is preferably measured at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure by a pH electrode.
• the following test conditions are preferably used for determining the pH value of the powder: water is added to the powder set control composition in an amount that the water content is 90 weight %, preferably distilled water is added.
• the pH is measured at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure by a pH electrode.
• the weight ratio of component a) to component b) is in general in the range from about 10:1 to about 1:100, preferably about 5:1 to about 1:50 or about 1:1 to about 1:30.
• the set control composition further comprises
• polycarboxylic acid as used herein, is meant a compound or polymer having two or more carboxyl groups to the molecule.
• Suitable polycarboxylic acids are low molecular weight polycarboxylic acids (having a molecular weight of, e.g., 500 or lower), in particular aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, such as oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, malic acid.
• aliphatic polycarboxylic acids such as oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, malic acid.
• Phosphonoalkylcarboxylic acids such as 1-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 3-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 4-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 2,4-diphosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,3,4-tetracarboxylic acid, 1-methyl-2-phosphonopentane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid, or 1,2-phosphonoethane-2-dicarboxylic acid; amino carboxylic acids, such as ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid, or nitrilotriacetic acid; polymeric carboxylic acids, such as homopolymers of acrylic acid, homopolymers of methacrylic acid, polymaleic acid, copolymers such as ethylene/acrylic acid
• the molecular weight of the polymeric carboxylic acids is in the range of from 1000 to 30000 g/mol, preferably 1000 to 10 000 g/mol.
• the molecular weight is measured by the gel permeation chromatography method (GPC) as indicated in detail in the experimental part.
• Phosphonates which comprise two or three phosphonate groups and no carboxyl groups are preferably 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP) or [[(2-hydroxyethyl)imino]bis(methylene)]bisphosphonic acid and mixtures thereof.
• HEDP 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid
• ATMP aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid)
• [[(2-hydroxyethyl)imino]bis(methylene)]bisphosphonic acid and mixtures thereof are preferably 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid) (ATMP) or [[(2-hydroxyethyl)imino]bis(methylene)]bisphosphonic acid and mixtures thereof.
• ATMP aminotris(methylenephosphonic acid)
• the phosphonates are retarders for cementitious systems and have the advantage that the open time is prolonged.
• Suitable ⁇ -hydroxy carboxylic acids or salts thereof include tartaric acid, citric acid, glycolic acid, gluconic acid, and their salts and mixtures thereof.
• Sodium gluconate is particularly preferred.
• the weight ratio of component a) to component c) is in general in the range from about 10:1 to about 1:10, preferably about 5:1 to about 1:5 or about 3:1 to about 1:1.
• the dosage of the sum of a) and b), or a), b) and c) in weight % of inorganic binder is from 0.05 to 20%, preferably 0.1 to 15%, most preferably 0.1 to 2%.
• the set control composition according to the invention additionally comprises at least one dispersant for inorganic binders, especially a dispersant for cementitious mixtures like concrete or mortar.
• a number of useful dispersants contain carboxyl groups, salts thereof or hydrolysable groups releasing carboxyl groups upon hydrolysis.
• the milliequivalent number of carboxyl groups contained in these dispersant is 4.90 meq/g or lower, assuming all the carboxyl groups to be in unneutralized form.
• the dispersant is a comb polymer having a carbon-containing backbone to which are attached pendant cement-anchoring groups and polyether side chains.
• the cement-anchoring groups are anionic and/or anionogenic groups such as carboxylic groups, phosphonic or phosphoric acid groups or their anions.
• Anionogenic groups are the acid groups present in the polymeric dispersant, which can be transformed to the respective anionic group under alkaline conditions.
• the structural unit comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups is one of the general formulae (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) and/or (Id):
• the structural unit comprising a polyether side chain is one of the general formulae (IIa), (IIb), (IIc) and/or (IId):
• the molar ratio of structural units (I) to structural units (II) varies from 1/3 to about 10/1, preferably 1/1 to 10/1, more preferably 3/1 to 6/1.
• the polymeric dispersants comprising structural units (I) and (II) can be prepared by conventional methods, for example by free radical polymerization. The preparation of the dispersants is, for example, described in EP0894811, EP1851256, EP2463314, and EP0753488.
• the dispersant is selected from the group of polycarboxylate ethers (PCEs).
• the anionic groups are carboxylic groups and/or carboxylate groups.
• the PCE is preferably obtainable by radical copolymerization of a polyether macromonomer and a monomer comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups.
• at least 45 mol-%, preferably at least 80 mol-% of all structural units constituting the copolymer are structural units of the polyether macromonomer or the monomer comprising anionic and/or anionogenic groups.
• a further class of suitable comb polymers having a carbon-containing backbone to which are attached pendant cement-anchoring groups and polyether side chains comprise structural units (III) and (IV):
• Polymers comprising structural units (III) and (IV) products are obtainable by polycondensation of an aromatic or heteroaromatic compound having a polyoxyalkylene group attached to the aromatic or heteroaromatic core, an aromatic compound having a carboxylic, sulfonic or phosphate moiety, and an aldehyde compound such as formaldehyde.
• the dispersant is a non-ionic comb polymer having a carbon-containing backbone to which are attached pendant hydrolysable groups and polyether side chains, the hydrolysable groups upon hydrolysis releasing cement-anchoring groups.
• the structural unit comprising a polyether side chain is one of the general formulae (IIa), (IIb), (IIc) and/or (IId) discussed above.
• the structural unit having pendant hydrolysable groups is preferably derived from acrylic acid ester monomers, more preferably hydroxyalkyl acrylic monoesters and/or hydroxyalkyl diesters, most preferably hydroxypropyl acrylate and/or hydroxyethyl acrylate.
• the ester functionality will hydrolyze to acid groups upon exposure to water, and the resulting acid functional groups will then form complexes with the cement component.
• Suitable sulfonated melamine-formaldehyde condensates are of the kind frequently used as plasticizers for hydraulic binders (also referred to as MFS resins). Sulfonated melamine-formaldehyde condensates and their preparation are described in, for example, CA 2 172 004 A1, DE 44 1 1 797 A1, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,430,469, 6,555,683 and CH 686 186 and also in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Ed., vol. A2, page 131, and Concrete Admixtures Handbook—Properties, Science and Technology, 2. Ed., pages 411, 412. Preferred sulfonated melaminesulfonate-formaldehyde condensates encompass (greatly simplified and idealized) units of the formula
• n stands generally for 10 to 300.
• the molar weight is situated preferably in the range from 2500 to 80 000.
• sulfonated melamine units it is possible for other monomers to be incorporated by condensation. Particularly suitable is urea.
• further aromatic units as well may be incorporated by condensation, such as gallic acid, aminobenzenesulfonic acid, sulfanilic acid, phenolsulfonic acid, aniline, ammoniobenzoic acid, dialkoxybenzenesulfonic acid, dialkoxybenzoic acid, pyridine, pyridinemonosulfonic acid, pyridinedisulfonic acid, pyridinecarboxylic acid and pyridinedicarboxylic acid.
• An example of melaminesulfonate-formaldehyde condensates are the Melment® products distributed by BASF Construction Solutions GmbH.
• Suitable lignosulfonates are products which are obtained as by-products in the paper industry. They are described in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Ed., vol. A8, pages 586, 587. They include units of the highly simplified and idealizing formula
• Lignosulfonates have molar weights of between 2000 and 100 000 g/mol. In general, they are present in the form of their sodium, calcium and/or magnesium salts. Examples of suitable lignosulfonates are the Borresperse products distributed by Borregaard LignoTech, Norway.
• Suitable sulfonated ketone-formaldehyde condensates are products incorporating a monoketone or diketone as ketone component, preferably acetone, butanone, pentanone, hexanone or cyclohexanone. Condensates of this kind are known and are described in WO 2009/103579, for example. Sulfonated acetone-formaldehyde condensates are preferred. They generally comprise units of the formula (according to J. Plank et al., J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 2009, 2018-2024:
• m and n are generally each 10 to 250
• M is an alkali metal ion, such as Na+
• the ratio m:n is in general in the range from about 3:1 to about 1:3, more particularly about 1.2:1 to 1:1.2.
• other aromatic units such as gallic acid, aminobenzenesulfonic acid, sulfanilic acid, phenolsulfonic acid, aniline, ammoniobenzoic acid, dialkoxybenzenesulfonic acid, dialkoxybenzoic acid, pyridine, pyridinemonosulfonic acid, pyridinedisulfonic acid, pyridinecarboxylic acid and pyridinedicarboxylic acid.
• suitable acetone-formaldehyde condensates are the Melcret K1L products distributed by BASF Construction Solutions GmbH.
• Suitable sulfonated naphthalene-formaldehyde condensates are products obtained by sulfonation of naphthalene and subsequent polycondensation with formaldehyde. They are described in references including Concrete Admixtures Handbook—Properties, Science and Technology, 2. Ed., pages 411-413 and in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Ed., vol. A8, pages 587, 588. They comprise units of the formula
• molar weights (Mw) typically, molar weights (Mw) of between 1000 and 50 000 g/mol are obtained.
• other aromatic units such as gallic acid, aminobenzenesulfonic acid, sulfanilic acid, phenolsulfonic acid, aniline, ammoniobenzoic acid, dialkoxybenzenesulfonic acid, dialkoxybenzoic acid, pyridine, pyridinemonosulfonic acid, pyridinedisulfonic acid, pyridinecarboxylic acid and pyridinedicarboxylic acid.
• suitable ⁇ -naphthalene-formaldehyde condensates are the Melcret 500 L products distributed by BASF Construction Solutions GmbH.
• phosphonate containing dispersants incorporate phosphonate groups and polyether side groups.
• Suitable phosphonate containing dispersants are those according to the following formula R—(OA) n -N—[CH 2 —PO(OM 2 ) 2 ] 2 wherein
• cationic (co)polymers Useful as dispersant are also cationic (co)polymers.
• the cationic (co)polymers comprise preferably
• the cationic (co)polymers comprises
• the monomer components corresponding to the structural unit (V) are selected from quaternized N-vinylimidazole, quaternized N-allylimidazole, quaternized 4-vinylpyridine, quaternized 1-[2-(acryloyloxy)ethyl]-1H-innidazole, 1-[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]-1H-imidazole, and mixtures thereof.
• the monomer components corresponding to the structural unit (VI) are selected from vinyl ethers, vinyloxy C 1-6 -alkyl ethers, in particular vinyloxy butyl ethers, allyl ethers, methallyl ethers, 3-butenyl ethers, isoprenyl ethers, acrylic esters, methacrylic esters, acrylamides, methacrylamides, and mixtures thereof.
• cationic (co)polymer o is preferably from 5 to 300, more preferably 10 to 200, and in particular 20 to 100.
• the oxyalkylene units of the polyoxyalkylene group of formula (VII) are preferably selected from ethylene oxide groups and/or propylene oxide groups, which are arranged randomly, alternatingly, graduatedly and/or blockwise within the polyoxyalkylene group.
• the cationic (co)polymer is preferably characterized in that the polyoxyalkylene group of formula (VII) is a mixture with different values for o within the specified definition.
• the cationic (co)polymer comprising 10 to 90 mol-% of the cationic structural unit and 90 to 10 mol-% of the macromonomeric structural unit, preferably 25 to 75 mol-% of the cationic structural unit and 75 to 25 mol-% of the macromonomeric structural unit.
• the cationic (co)polymer has a molecular weight in the range of from 1000 to 500000, preferably 2000 to 150000 and in particular 4000 to 100000 g/mol.
• the molecular weight is determined by the gel permeation chromatography method (GPC) as indicated in the experimental part.
• the cationic (co)polymers are useful for dispersing aqueous suspensions of binders selected from the group comprising hydraulic binders and/or latent hydraulic binders.
• the latent hydraulic binder is preferably blast furnace slag.
• the set control composition according to the invention can be present as a solution or dispersion, in particular an aqueous solution or dispersion.
• the solution or dispersion suitably has a solids content of 10 to 50% by weight, in particular 25 to 35% by weight.
• the set control composition according to the invention can be present as a powder which is obtainable, e.g., by drum-drying, spray drying or flash-drying.
• the set control composition according to the invention may be introduced into the mixing water or introduced during the mixing of the mortar or concrete.
• the present invention also relates to construction material compositions or building material formulations which comprise at least one hydraulic binder and/or latent hydraulic binder and the set control composition of the invention.
• the hydraulic binder is suitably selected from Portland cement, calcium aluminate cement and sulfoaluminate cement.
• the mineralogical phases are indicated by their usual name followed by their cement notation.
• the primary compounds are represented in the cement notation by the oxide varieties: C for CaO, S for SiO 2 , A for Al 2 O 3 , $ for SO 3 , H for H 2 O; this notation is used throughout.
• Standard Portland cement denotes any cement compound containing Portland clinker, especially CEM I, II, III, IV and V within the meaning of standard EN 197-1, paragraph 5.2.
• a preferred cement is ordinary Portland cement (OPC) according to DIN EN 197-1 which may either contain calcium sulfate ( ⁇ 7% by weight) or is essentially free of calcium sulfate ( ⁇ 1% by weight).
• Calcium aluminate cement (also referred to as high aluminate cement) means a cement containing calcium aluminate phases.
• aluminate phase denotes any mineralogical phase resulting from the combination of aluminate (of chemical formula Al 2 O 3 , or “A” in cement notation), with other mineral species.
• the amount of alumina (in form of Al 2 O 3 ) is ⁇ 30% by weight of the total mass of the aluminate-containing cement as determined by means of X-ray fluorescence (XRF).
• said mineralogical phase of aluminate type comprises tricalcium aluminate (C 3 A), monocalcium aluminate (CA), mayenite (C 12 A 7 ), tetracalcium aluminoferrite (C 4 AF), or a combination of several of these phases.
• Sulfoaluminate cement has a content of yeelimite (of chemical formula 4CaO.3Al 2 O 3 .SO 3 or C 4 A 3 $ in cement notation) of greater than 15% by weight.
• the inorganic binder comprises a mixture of Portland cement and aluminate cement, or a mixture of Portland cement and sulfoaluminate cement or a mixture of Portland cement, aluminate cement and sulfoaluminate cement.
• the compositions may additionally contain at least one sulfate source, preferably calcium sulfate source.
• the calcium sulfate source may be selected from calcium sulfate dihydrate, anhydrite, ⁇ - and ⁇ -hemihydrate, i.e. ⁇ -bassanite and ⁇ -bassanite, or mixtures thereof.
• the calcium sulfate is ⁇ -bassanite and/or ⁇ -bassanite.
• calcium sulfate is comprised in an amount of about 1 to about 20 weight %, based on the weight of the aluminate-containing cement.
• the construction chemical composition additionally contains at least one alkali metal sulfate like potassium sulfate or sodium sulfate, or aluminum sulfate.
• the latent hydraulic binder in the construction material composition is blast furnace slag.
• the mass of sulfate is to be understood as the mass of the sulfate ion without the counterion.
• the sulfate is present in the form of calcium sulfate, more preferably in the form of ⁇ -bassanite and/or ⁇ -bassanite.
• the construction chemical compositions or building material formulations may also contain latent hydraulic binders and/or pozzolanic binders.
• a “latent hydraulic binder” is preferably a binder in which the molar ratio (CaO+MgO):SiO 2 is from 0.8 to 2.5 and particularly from 1.0 to 2.0.
• the above-mentioned latent hydraulic binders can be selected from industrial and/or synthetic slag, in particular from blast furnace slag, electrothermal phosphorous slag, steel slag and mixtures thereof.
• the “pozzolanic binders” can generally be selected from amorphous silica, preferably precipitated silica, fumed silica and microsilica, ground glass, metakaolin, aluminosilicates, fly ash, preferably brown-coal fly ash and hard-coal fly ash, natural pozzolans such as tuff, trass and volcanic ash, natural and synthetic zeolites and mixtures thereof.
• the slag can be either industrial slag, i.e. waste products from industrial processes, or else synthetic slag.
• industrial slag i.e. waste products from industrial processes
• synthetic slag The latter can be advantageous because industrial slag is not always available in consistent quantity and quality.
• BFS Blast furnace slag
• Other materials are granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), which is granulated blast furnace slag that has been finely pulverized.
• Ground granulated blast furnace slag varies in terms of grinding fineness and grain size distribution, which depend on origin and treatment method, and grinding fineness influences reactivity here.
• the Blaine value is used as parameter for grinding fineness, and typically has an order of magnitude of from 200 to 1000 m 2 kg ⁇ 1 , preferably from 300 to 600 m 2 kg ⁇ 1 . Finer milling gives higher reactivity.
• Blast furnace slag is however intended to comprise materials resulting from all of the levels of treatment, milling, and quality mentioned (i.e. BFS, GBFS and GGBFS).
• Blast furnace slag generally comprises from 30 to 45% by weight of CaO, about 4 to 17% by weight of MgO, about 30 to 45% by weight of SiO 2 and about 5 to 15% by weight of Al 2 O 3 , typically about 40% by weight of CaO, about 10% by weight of MgO, about 35% by weight of SiO 2 and about 12% by weight of Al 2 O 3 .
• Electrothermal phosphorous slag is a waste product of electrothermal phosphorous production. It is less reactive than blast furnace slag and comprises about 45 to 50% by weight of CaO, about 0.5 to 3% by weight of MgO, about 38 to 43% by weight of SiO 2 , about 2 to 5% by weight of Al 2 O 3 and about 0.2 to 3% by weight of Fe 2 O 3 , and also fluoride and phosphate.
• Steel slag is a waste product of various steel production processes with greatly varying composition.
• Amorphous silica is preferably an X ray-amorphous silica, i.e. a silica for which the powder diffraction method reveals no crystallinity.
• the content of SiO 2 in the amorphous silica of the invention is advantageously at least 80% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight.
• Precipitated silica is obtained on an industrial scale by way of precipitating processes starting from water glass. Precipitated silica from some production processes is also called silica gel.
• Fumed silica is produced via reaction of chlorosilanes, for example silicon tetrachloride, in a hydrogen/oxygen flame. Fumed silica is an amorphous SiO 2 powder of particle diameter from 5 to 50 nm with specific surface area of from 50 to 600 m 2 g ⁇ 1 .
• Microsilica is a by-product of silicon production or ferrosilicon production, and likewise consists mostly of amorphous SiO 2 powder.
• the particles have diameters of the order of magnitude of 0.1 ⁇ m.
• Specific surface area is of the order of magnitude of from 10 to 30 m 2 g ⁇ 1 .
• Class C fly ash (brown-coal fly ash) comprises according to WO 08/012438 about 10% by weight of CaO
• class F fly ash (hard-coal fly ash) comprises less than 8% by weight, preferably less than 4% by weight, and typically about 2% by weight of CaO.
• Metakaolin is produced when kaolin is dehydrated. Whereas at from 100 to 200° C. kaolin releases physically bound water, at from 500 to 800° C. a dehydroxylation takes place, with collapse of the lattice structure and formation of metakaolin (Al 2 Si 2 O 7 ). Accordingly pure metakaolin comprises about 54% by weight of SiO 2 and about 46% by weight of Al 2 O 3 .
• aluminosilicates are the abovementioned reactive compounds based on SiO 2 in conjunction with Al 2 O 3 which harden in an aqueous alkali environment. It is of course not essential here that silicon and aluminium are present in oxidic form, as is the case by way of example in Al 2 Si 2 O 7 . However, for the purposes of quantitative chemical analysis of aluminosilicates it is usual to state the proportions of silicon and aluminium in oxidic form (i.e. as “SiO 2 ” and “Al 2 O 3 ”).
• alkaline activators are preferably used in the binder system, such alkaline activators are for example aqueous solutions of alkali metal fluorides, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal aluminates or alkali metal silicates, such as soluble waterglass, and mixtures thereof.
• the construction material composition can be for example concrete, mortar or grouts.
• cement paste denotes the construction material composition admixed with water.
• the term “mortar” or “grout” denotes a cement paste to which are added fine granulates, i.e. granulates whose diameter is between 150 ⁇ m and 5 mm (for example sand), and optionally very fine granulates.
• a grout is a mixture of sufficiently low viscosity for filling in voids or gaps. Mortar viscosity is high enough to support not only the mortar's own weight but also that of masonry placed above it.
• the term “concrete” denotes a mortar to which are added coarse granulates, i.e. granulates with a diameter of greater than 5 mm.
• the aggregate in this invention can be for example silica, quartz, sand, crushed marble, glass spheres, granite, limestone, sandstone, calcite, marble, serpentine, travertine, dolomite, feldspar, gneiss, alluvial sands, any other durable aggregate, and mixtures thereof.
• the aggregates are often also called fillers and in particular do not work as a binder.
• the invention relates also to the use of a set control composition according to this invention for prolonging the open time of aqueous compositions containing at least one hydraulic binder and/or latent hydraulic binder.
• the invention also concerns the use of the set control compositions according to this invention for producing building products, in particular for concretes such as on-site concrete, finished concrete parts, pre-cast concrete parts, concrete goods, cast concrete stones, concrete bricks, in-situ concrete, sprayed concrete (shotcrete), ready-mix concrete, air-placed concrete, concrete repair systems, industrial cement flooring, one-component and two-component sealing slurries, slurries for ground or rock improvement and soil conditioning, screeds, filling and self-levelling compositions, such as joint fillers or self-levelling underlayments, adhesives, such as building or construction adhesives, thermal insulation composite system adhesives, tile adhesives, renders, plasters, adhesives, sealants, coating and paint systems, in particular for tunnels, waste water drains, splash protection and condensate lines, screeds, mortars, such as dry mortars, sag resistant, flowable or self-levelling mortars, drainage mortars, or repair mortars, grouts, such as joint grouts, non
• the dispersant is a PCE, more specifically a copolymer of 4-hydroxybutyl monovinyl ether ethoxylated with 64 moles of ethylene oxide in average and acrylic acid in a ratio of 1/10.
• Dispersant 2 The dispersant is a polycondensation product of poly(ethyleneoxide)monophenylether, phosphorylated phenoxyethanol and formaldehyde. It was synthesized according to Example 7 (Table 1) in WO 2015/091461.
• Dispersant 3 The dispersant is a polycondensation product of poly(ethyleneoxide)monophenylether, phosphorylated phenoxyethanol and formaldehyde. It was synthesized according to Example 1 (Table 1) in WO 2015/091461.
• PMAA poly(methacrylic acid, sodium salt, average M w 4,000-6,000, 40 wt. % aqueous solution (manufacturer Aldrich).
• Polyacrylamide is a homopolymer of acrylamide obtained by radical polymerization.
• the molecular weight is 13500 g/mol (obtained by aqueous GPC as explained in detail below).
• Glyoxylic acid (amount is given according to table 1 as 100% glyoxylic acid) was added into a vessel and neutralized to the appropriate starting pH (table 1) with potassium hydroxide. All other ingredients were added. The mixture was heated to 80° C. and the water was separated with a water trap. After 7 h, the highly viscous substance was analyzed by gel permeation chromatography method (GPC) as described below.
• GPC gel permeation chromatography
• Glyoxylic acid (50% solution in water) (amount is given according to table 1 as 100% glyoxylic acid) was added into a vessel and neutralized to the appropriate starting pH (table 1) with potassium hydroxide. After adding all other components, the mixture was heated to 80° C. After 7 h, the highly viscous substance was analyzed by gel permeation chromatography method (GPC) as described below.
• GPC gel permeation chromatography
• Glyoxylic acid was used as a 50% solution in water (amount is given according to table 1 as 100% glyoxylic acid). It was added into a vessel and neutralized to the appropriate starting pH (table 1) with potassium hydroxide. After adding all other components, the mixture was stirred for 2 h. After 2 h, the highly viscous substance was analyzed by gel permeation chromatography method (GPC) as described below.
• GPC gel permeation chromatography
• the sand was a mixture of 70% norm sand and 30% quartz sand.
• the water/cement weight ratio was 0.42.
• the amount of additives added are summarized in table 2.
• the dosage of the dispersant was adjusted to achieve a spread of 24 ⁇ 1 cm.
• the spread was determined using a Haegerman cone. Immediately after mixing the cone is completely filled with applying 15 strokes after lifting the cone, and the spread of the mortar measured.
• the cement mortar was prepared in a 5 L RILEM mixer.
• the mixer was charged with cement and sand. Thereafter, mixing was started at low speed (140 rpm). After 30 s mixing water and the therein dissolved additives was uniformly added to the mixture. The mixing speed was then increased (285 rpm) and continued for 90 s.
• the “time until spread ⁇ 22 cm” was determined as follows: Since in retarded cement systems, set and loss of flowability are closely connected, an initial set time was determined with a Vicat apparatus according to DIN EN 196-3. Spread testing was started 15 minutes before the predetermined initial set time and was repeated every 10 minutes until the spread was ⁇ 22 cm. During the initial 20 minutes, the spread test was repeated every 5 minutes.
• Table 2 shows the synergistic effects of components (a) and (b) in the absence of c).
• Component a) (50*) and component b) (44*, 45*) alone give no measurable strength after 4 h and reduce the 24 h strength tremendously in comparison to the examples according to the invention (41 and 51).
• Table 3 shows the synergistic effect of components (a), (b) and (c).
• Tables 4 and 4.1 show the performance of different retarder components a) in the presence of b) and c).
• Tables 5 and 5.1 show the influence of the carbonate source.
• Table 6 shows the influence of the pH on the performance of the set control compositions. The pH was adjusted with H 2 SO 4 .
• the cementitious mortar was prepared in a 5 L RILEM mixer.
• the mixer was charged with cement, aggregate and sand. Thereafter, mixing was started at low speed (140 rpm). After 30 s mixing water and the therein dissolved additives were uniformly added to the mixture. The mixing speed was then increased (285 rpm) and continued for 90 s.
• the slump was determined using a cone with height of 15 cm and an internal diameter at the top of 5 cm and 10 cm at the bottom. The cone was completely filled immediately after mixing, the cone was lifted, and the slump of the mortar measured.
• the mortar was prepared in a 5 L RILEM mixer.
• the mixer was charged with the powder binder components and sand. Thereafter, mixing was started at low speed (140 rpm). After 30 s mixing water and the therein dissolved alkaline activator and additives were uniformly added to the mixture. The mixing speed was then increased (285 rpm) and continued for 90 s.
• the spread was determined using a Haegerman cone.
• the cone is completely filled with applying 15 strokes immediately after lifting the cone and the spread of the mortar measured (table 9.1).
• component A Retarder 7
• component B sodium carbonate

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